Pegg Clarke Australia, 1890-1956
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About Pegg Clarke
Pegg Clarke was a photographer, and also did pen drawings. Active between the two world wars, her subjects included Melbourne's rich and socially prominent people, as well as urban and rural scenes. She exhibited from 1919 to 1936, solo and with Clarice Beckett. She also exhibited with the Sydney Society of Women Painters, as well as running a studio in Melbourne. She died in 1956.
The total number of works by Pegg Clarke offered for sale by auction since 1992 is 24, of which 19 (79%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,440 for Monuments - Archibald - Hyde Park Sydney 1926-1927 sold by Leonard Joel in July 2012. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Pegg Clarke are held by the National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of NSW.
Pegg Clarke is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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